394 Of Capi^XfoHN Ef^i4if^ 



about 30 Leagues- to Leeward of Janikicii^ vfi^^ In- 

 tention to clean there y feHt an unhappy Accident 

 put an End to their Pyrad-ies, which hitherto had^ 

 proved very lucc^fsftir to thenn ' r : . ! 

 ^ The Boatfwain of th6^ Pyrate being anoify furty- 

 Fellow, the Captain had at feveral Tintes Words with 

 him , relating to hia Beha viou r, who thinking him- 

 ftlf ill treated, not only returned iH Language, but 

 nlfo challenged the Captain to fight him on the 

 next Shore they came to, with Piftols and Sword, 

 as is the Cuftom among thefe Outlawsv When the 

 Sloop arrived, as abdvementioned, the Captain 

 propofed the Duel ^ but the cowardly Boatfwaih re-^' 

 fufed to fight, or go ajfhore, the' it was his own. 

 Challenge. When Captain Evans there was no- 

 thing to be done with him, he took bis Cane, and 

 gave him a hearty drubbing- but the Boatfwain 

 not being able to bear fuch an Indignity, drew out a-- 

 Piftol and Ihot E'uans thro' the Head, fo that he 

 fell down dead ^ and the Boatfwain immediately 

 jumped over-board, and fwam towards the Shore v 

 but the Boat was quickly mann'd and lent after him, 

 which took him up and brought him aboard* 



The Death of the Captain in that Manner, pro- 

 voked all the Crew, and they refolved the Crimii* 

 nal fliould die by the moft exquifite Tortures - but? 

 while they were confidering of the Puniftiment^^ 

 the Gunner, tranfported with Paflion, difcharged 

 a Piftol, and ftiot him thro' the Body, but not kil- 

 ling him outright, the Delinquent in very moving 

 Words, defired a Week for Repentance only;; 

 but another ftepping up to him, told him, that he 

 jhould repent and be damned to him^ and without more 

 ado ihot him d^ad. ^ 



I ihould have obferved, that when the Lucretia 

 and Katharine was fuifered to go away, the Pyrates 

 detained their Mate, who was now the only Maii 

 aboard^ who under-ftood Navigation, and him they 



^delired 



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